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David O'Neill

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David O’Neill is a Professor of Finance and Data Analytics at the Gordon School of Business, SIAI. A Swiss-based researcher, his work explores the intersection of quantitative finance, AI, and educational innovation, particularly in designing executive-level curricula for AI-driven investment strategy. In addition to teaching, he manages the operational and financial oversight of SIAI’s education programs in Europe, contributing to the institute’s broader initiatives in hedge fund research and emerging market financial systems.

David O'Neill

Boot camp is for software programming without mathematical trainingMSc is a track for PhD, with in-depth scientific research written in the language of math and stat

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David O'Neill

Data Science can find correlation but not causalityIn stat, no causal but high correlation is called 'Spurious regression'Hallucinations in LLMs are repsentative examples of spurious correlation Imagine two twin kids living in the neighborhood. One prefers to play outside day and night, while the other mostly sticks to his video games. After a year later, doctors find that the gamer boy is much healthier, thus conclude that playing outside is bad for growing children's health.

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